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A SCENE shot at the recent Belhelvie and Udny YF joint ploughing match at Mains of Esslemont, Ellon

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UOP’s profits rise

HIGHER SEED sales is one of the main reasons why, this week, United Oilseeds Producers announced a 6.4% rise in pre-tax profits for the financial year to June 30, 2011.

Volatility looks a certainty on grain prices

THE ONLY certainty in the current grain market is that it will remain largely uncertain, due to the now endemic volatility in trading, visitors to the UK Grain event learnt last week.

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Collaboration is the key

THIS YEAR’S Scottish-based World Potato Congress, to be held on May 27-30, in Edinburgh, has attracted a remarkable line-up of international speakers, including Dr Anton Haverkort of Netherlands-based Plant Research International.

A view from three continents – but the same message!

The Right to reap a tale from three countries and three continents this month, with the unifying theme of ‘land rights’ and the ‘rule of law’, which without doubt hold the key to global food security.

Beauty in the eye of the beer-holder

NEW varieties of barley developed to provide better and longer lasting beer, have had a good season, according to independent trials.

Soil borne pests and diseases hit potato yields

The combined effects of soil borne pests and diseases in the same field could be hitting potato yields and quality far more significantly than the sum of the issues alone, according to Syngenta potato field technical specialist, Roger Blyth.

New Linseed variety

The Gleaner

Exports continue to empty UK stores

THOUGH WE might yet see a sting in the tail of winter before spring arrives in the UK – some snow is forecast as I write this – global weather conditions continue to give cause for concern in Argentina

History in the making

Quiet trading in the eye of the storm

THIS PAST week has produced some severe storms and the first fall of snow in the Borders where we had three inches overnight – it melted within 24 hours but was a reminder of what last winter was all about.

Tattie harvest struggles on

IT’S BEEN a struggle for many because of the weather, but potato lifting is now complete in most areas – 97% has now lifted in the UK, compared to 90% at this time last year.

Volatility rules the markets

AS OCTOBER heads to a close, the general position is that potato lifting and winter wheat sowing are also getting closer to being completed – but that said, there are still a few worrying pockets of the harvest to mop up, most notably in some parts of Lanarkshire.